The Dactylosporaceae or Sclerococcaceae
are a
family
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of
lichen-forming
fungi
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in the
class
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Eurotiomycetes
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.
It is the only family of the
order
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Sclerococcales and
subclass Sclerococcomycetidae.
Taxonomy
There are currently seven genera in the family:
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Cylindroconidiis'' – 1 species
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Fusichalara''
– 5 species
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Gamsomyces''
– 1 species
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Longimultiseptata''
– 2 species
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Pseudobactrodesmium''
– 3 species
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Rhopalophora'' – 1 species
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Sclerococcum
''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is '' Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Acha ...
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Dactylospora
''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is '' Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Acha ...
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type genus
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Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nomina ...
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– around 5080 species
References
Lecanorales
Lichen families
Lecanoromycetes families
Taxa described in 1982
Fungi described in 1982
Taxa named by Josef Hafellner
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